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Irish music covers a broad range of musical styles.

There are Irish pub songs with familiar names like the Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem; songs of rebellion and national pride; traditional ballads and Celtic dance music including Irish jigs and reels.

Then there is the new brand of Irish musician like U2, Sinead O'Connor and other pop, rock and alternative groups.

The Irish music scene is alive and thriving. Whether you prefer haunting Celtic tunes sung in Gaelic, the foot tapping beats of traditional Irish dance music, rousing drinking songs or the rockers of today, you'll find a match for your tastes in the music of the Irish...

Ireland First - Irish Music Midi Files - Hundreds of popular songs, ditties, ballad and jigs in easy to download audio files in midi format. Click on the top page link for hundreds more pages of Irish song lyrics.

Ceolas - "The home of Celtic music on the net." An amazing collection of links to everything related to Irish music... from the instruments and musicians to sites with hundreds of traditional tunes in different formats available for download. Many of the sites that provide downloads find themselves homeless because of the bandwidth usage, but most of these are good links...

Live Ireland.com - Live streaming audio - Brought to you live from Dublin, you have the choice of streaming audio traditional Irish and Celtic music or more contemporary groups. Good quality sound and plenty of music...

G8INA's Irish Music Page - Links to tons of Irish music to download in various formats, plus lyrics, music history and more...

European Irish Music - No matter where you are in Europe, you'll find Irish music and dancing to lift your heart, pick up your spirits and make your feet start tapping. This site has a very comprehensive listing of events and place to learn how to make Celtic music and study dance...

The Irish Music Box - This "on-line magazine covers Irish music, rock, trad, pop - the whole spectrum of Ireland's music, worldwide, from B-witched to Van Morrison and The Corrs to Clannad." Links to musicians web sites and much more with a jukebox to play your favorites - while many of the links are no longer working those that do will provide great background music for your St. Patrick's Day party...

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